My Thoughts on Things Fall Apart

From what I have read so far, this book is not very interesting to me. This book is something I wouldn't particularly be interested in reading, if not forced to read in an English class. However, at the point I am in the book, I do find it interesting to learn about the lives of people who have a totally different society than we do. I am totally against how the women are treated, though. I understand that women, in that time period, only had the roles of housework and to take care of the children. Women were beaten for making a mistake, and I understand that it was considered normal in that time. I don't like the fact that Okonkwo tried to shoot one of his wives and beats them from time to time. Okonkwo was seen as a leader, a brave man that would take on anyone in a fight...He has a fiery-temper, and I do not agree with his actions. For instance, it does not make any sense to me why he would kill his son, whom he has become very fond of, only because he didn't want to be seen as weak. He was a well-known man who was respected by all the people in his village. He had a title. His biggest fear of being like his father, a lazy man with no title, could be an explanation why Okonkwo chooses to be feared by others than for fear to take over himself. Anyways, I hope I can see some changes in Okonkwo as I continue reading through the novel.